This Month in American Revolution: Tea Act, Ethan Allen, Some Intolrable Acts and Barren Hill and Waxhaws

From the American Battlefield Trust.

MAY 10, 1773

**  Tea Act:  An attempt by Parliament to undercut smugglers by reducing the price of tea to the colonies.

MAY 10, 1775

**  Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys seize Fort Ticonderoga, Second Continental Congress meets.

MAY 20, 1774

**  Administration of Justice Act and Massachusetts Government Act, two of the so-called Intolerable Acts, further anger colonists.

MAY 20, 1778

**  Battle of Barren Hill, Pennsylvania.

MAY 29, 1780

**  Battle of Waxhaws, South Carolina.

--Cooter

This Month in the American Revolution: Halifax Resolves, Paul Revere, Lexington, Concord and Hobkirk Hill

From the American Battlefield Trust 2023 April calendar.

APRIL 12, 1776

**  The Halifax Resolves, North Carolina.  The first colony to authorize its delegates to vote for independence.

APRIL  18, 1775

**  Revere and Dawes warning rides from Boston, Massachusetts.

APRIL 19, 1775

**  Battles of Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts.

APRIL 25, 1781

**  Battle of Hobkirk Hill, South Carolina

APRIL 27,1777

**  Battle of Ridgefield,Conecticut.

--Cooter

This Month in the American Revolution: Boston Massacre, 'Liberty or Death', Charleston Siege

From the American Battlefield Trust calendar and timeline.

MARCH 5, 1770

**  Boston Massacre

MARCH 7, 1776

**  British evacuate Boston.

MARCH 23, 1775

**  Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech in Richmond, Virginia.

MARCH 29, 1780

**  Siege of Charleston, South Carolina, begins. 

MARCH 31, 1774

Boston Port Act.  Parliament closes the city's December Tea Party.

--Brock-Perry

Preservation at the Battle of Princeton

From the January 2023 American Battlefield Trust calendar.

PRINCETON BATTLEFIELD STATE PARK

The Battle of Princeton concluded the ten-day campaign that began with George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River in Christmas Day 1776.

His counterattack at Princeton -- a ferocious charge across Maxwell's Field -- secured his first victory over British regulars in the field.

The Trust has saved 24 acres at Princeton, including 15 acres at Washington's charge site.  With a grant from the American Battlefield Protection Program and support from local and state partners, the Trust is ready to reinvigorate Princeton's on-site interpretation.

--Cooter 

Sons of the American Revolution Honors American Battlefield Trust

From the Summer 2022 Hallowed Ground magazine.

At its spring meeting,the National Society Sons of the American Revolution (NSSAR), in unanimous acclamation, named the American Battlefield Trust the 2022 recipient of its Distinguished Patriotic Leadership Award, and recognizing both the Trust's land preservation and educational initiatives.

Of course, the American Battlefield Trust originally was the Civil War Battlefield Trust and only targetting preservation of Civil War battlefields, but has recently expanded its preservation efforts to the American Revolution and the War of 1812 battlefields.

The NSSAR has been a strong supporter of the Trust's work since its earliest forays into the protection of Revolutionary War battle sites.  Its advocacy meaningly advanced Trust preservation efforts at Princeton and together the two organizations have worked to protect 2,500 additional acres to mark the Revolutionary War's 250th anniversary, the semiquincentennial.

--Cooter

This Month in the American Revolution

From the American Battlefield Trust 2022 calendar.

NOVEMBER 13, 1775

**  Americans take Montreal

NOVEMBER 16, 1776

**  Battle of Fort Washington, New York.

NOVEMBER 16, 1777

**  British capture Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania.

NOVEMBER 19-21, 1775

**  Siege of Ninety Six, South Carolina.

NOVEMBER 20, 1776

**  British capture Fort Lee, New Jersey.

NOVEMBER 25, 1783

**  British evacuate New York City.

--Cooter

This Month in the American Revolution: First Continental Congress, Eutaw Springs, Brandywine, Nathan Hale and Yorktown

From the American Battlefield Trust September 2022 calendar.

SEPTEMBER 5, 1774

**  The First Continental Congress opens at Carpenter's Hall in Philadelphia.

SEPTEMBER 8,1781

**  Battle of Eutaw Springs, South Carolina

SEPTEMBER 11, 1777

**  Battle of Brandywine, Pennsylvania

SEPTEMBER 16, 1776

**  Battle of Harlem Heights, New York

SEPTEMBER 22, 1776

**  British execute Nathan Hale, a soldier in the Continental Army.

SEPTEMBER 28, 1781

**  Siege of Yorktown, Virginia, begins

--Cooter

Saving America's Battlefields: Battle of Brandywine

From the American Battlefield Trust September 2022 calendar.

BRANDYWINE, PENNSYLVANIA

187 acres saved.

Fought on September 11, 1777, the Battle of Brandywine pitted the Americans, led by George Washington and rising stars Nathaniel Greene and Marquis de Lafayette, against British forces under William Howe and Wilhem von Kynpausen.

A pivotal British victory, Brandywine cleared the way for the Redcoats to capture and occupy Philadelphia, forcing the Continental Congress to flee.

The Trust and its many partners have saved 187 acres of the Brandywine Battlefield, which is  located about 32 miles southwest of Philadelphia near Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania.

--Cooter

This Month in the American Revolution: Battles of Hanging Rock, Bennington, Camden, Long Island and Parker's Ferry

From the American Battlefield Trust 2022 calendar.

AUGUST 6, 1790

**  Battle of Hanging Rock, South Carolina

AUGUST 16, 1777

**  Battle of Bennington, New York

AUGUST 16, 1780

**  Battle of Camden, South Carolina

AUGUST 27, 1776

**  Battle of Long Island, New York

AUGUST, 30 1781

**  Battle of Parker's Ferry, South Carolina.

--Brock-Perry

March Events in American Revolution: Battle of Brier Creek, Boston Massacre, Battle of Guilford Courthouse, 'Give Me Liberty or ....'

From the American Battlefield Trust.

MARCH 3, 1779

**  Battle of Brier Creek, Georgia

MARCH 5, 1770

**  Boston Massacre

MARCH 15, 1781

**  Battle of Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina.

MARCH 22, 1765

**  Stamp Act.  Tax on paper goods and legal documents.

MARCH 23, 1775

**  Patrick Henry's "Liberty or Death" speech, Richmond, Virginia.

MARCH 29, 1780

**  Siege of Charleston, South Carolina, begins.

--Cooter

March Events in American Revolution: Charleston, South Carolina

From the American Battlefield Trust March 2022  calendar.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA

88 acres saved

Picture of Marion Square.

Home to a weekly farmers market and impromptu picnics, Charleston's Marion Square is also the setting for a Liberty Trail-sponsored archaeological study to document the footprint of the Horn Work.

This structure once stood tall as the defensive centerpiece for Continental commanders during the American Revolution.  It was where American generals Lincoln and Moultrie surrendered to the British after a six-week siege that began on March 29, 1780.

The trust and its partners, including the South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust, have saved 88 Revolutionary acres around Charleston.

--Cooter

The Battle of Kettle Creek, Georgia

From the American Battlefield Trust February 2022 calendar.

KETTLE CREEK, GEORGIA

180 acres saved

On February 14, 1779, about 350 Patriot militiamen surprised and routed about 700 British Loyalists at the Battle of Kettle Creek in eastern Georgia.

The victory raised the morale of Georgia Patriots and slowed the British from taking full control of the colony, which was largely populated by Loyalists.

The Trust and its partners --  the Watson Brown Foundation; Wilkes County, Georgia; the Georgia Piedmont Land Trust: and the Kettle Creek Battlefield Association - have saved 180 acres of this Revolutionary War battlefield. 

So, here's another battle I am unfamiliar with so looks like further research will be necessary.

--Cooter

February Events in the American Revolution: Port Royal Island, Allies, Circular Letter, Kettle Creek and Moore's Creek

From the American Battlefield Trust.

FEBRUARY 3, 1779

**  Battle of Port Royal Island, South Carolina.

FEBRUARY 6, 1778

**  The United States and France become allies.

FEBRUARY 7, 1778

**  British General Howe replaced by Henry Clinton.

FEBRUARY 11, 1768

**  Massachusetts Assembly issues Massachusetts Circular Letter, denouncing the Townsend Acts.

FEBRUARY 14, 1779

**  The Battle of Kettle Creek, Georgia.

FEBRUARY 27, 1776

**  Battle of Moore's Creek, North Carolina.

--Cooter

Battle of Princeton (New Jersey)

From the December American Battlefield Trust 2021 Calendar.

PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY

24 acres saved.

On January 3, 1777, General George Washington personally led a daring charge against British regulars and reinvigorated the spirit of America's War for Independence at Princeton.

In one of the most high-profile victories, the Trust worked with the State of New Jersey, Mercer County, the Princeton Battlefield Society and other local partners to save 14.85 key acres of the battlefield, valued at a stunning $4 million.

This occurred a short time after the surprise he gave the British at Trenton on December 26, 1776.

Thanks Trust.  Glad I Belong.  --Cooter